the american REVOLUTION

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Notes

I. British Colonial Theory and Practice [pdf] [outline]

II. New British Measures & the Conservative Colonial Stance [pdf] [outline]

A. The Stamp Act & Virtual Representation [here]
B. The Townshend Duties & John Dickinson [here]

III. The Radical Revolution [pdf]

IV. The War of Independence [pdf]

A. Weapons and Tactics [pdf]
B. Movie Review: The Patriot [here]
C. Military Actions During the War [here]

V. The Confederation Period [pdf]

VI. The Philadelphia Convention and U.S. Constitution [pdf]

VII. The Battle over Ratification [pdf]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Charts

The British Debt, 1689-1800

Imports, 1776-1775

more to be added soon . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Images


Grenville Ministry Cartoon -1765
Stamps for Stamp Tax - 1765
Repeal of Stamp Act - 1766
Emblem of the Stampt Act - 1765
Society of Patriotic Ladies After Coercive Acts - 1767
Boston "Massacre" - March 5, 1770

The Tea Act, A Cartoon, 1773
A Tea Act Collector, 1773
Boston Tea Party, 1773
Criticism of British Troops - 1775
The Patriotic Barber - 1775
Bunker Hill - 1775
Defense of Philadelphia - 1776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Maps

Map 2-1: Growth of Colonies, 1610-1690
Map 3-1: The Settlement of Colonial America, 1700-1763
Map 3-2: Overseas Trade During the Colonial Period
Map 4-1: The British North American Empire in 1763
Set: North America, 1713 | North America, 1763
Overview of the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775
The Battles of Lexington and Concord Detailed Map, 1775
The War in the Northern Colonies, 1776-1777
The War in the Southern Colonies, 1778-1781
Map for the Peace Treaty, 1783
North American After the Peace of Paris, 1783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Documents

The Federalist Papers
Complete collection of Hamilton’s, Madison’s, and Jay’s essays.

U. S. Founding Documents
The Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Federalist Papers.

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
Primary materials relating to the drafting and ratification of the Constitution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Links

The Boston Massacre Historical Society